TabX vs Sam and Zoes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TabX
Open and close your bar tab directly from your phone, avoiding the need to leave your card or wait in line. Order drinks and enjoy exclusive specials at participating venues, all while staying in the moment.
- Open and close bar tabs from phone
- Order drinks directly
- Exclusive drink specials
- Find participating bars
- Stay in the moment
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The greatest nights always begin by opening a tab. TabX lets you open and close your bar tab directly from your phone—so you can stay in the moment. No leaving your card with the bartender. No waiting in line to close out at the bar. No missing the moments you came for. Use TabX to start a tab before or during your night out, order directly from the bartender, and close your tab whenever you're ready. Whether you're bar-hopping or calling it a night, you're always in control. And while using TabX, enjoy access to exclusive drink specials and savings at participating bars every day. How TabX works: 1. Find a bar near you in the app. 2. Open your tab from your phone. 3. Order a drink from the bartender as usual. 4. Close your tab anytime, or let it auto-close overnight. TabX. You're Good To Go.
Sam and Zoes
Order your favorite food and drinks ahead of time to skip the queue. The app also provides store locations, hours, and contact details for easy access.
- Mobile order ahead
- Skip the line
- Find store locations
- View store hours
- Get contact information
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The Sam and Zoes app is a convenient way to mobile order ahead and skip the line. Order ahead Why wait in line when you can place your order and have it ready when you get to the store. Find our store Get directions, store hours and contact information.
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Verdict
TabX and Sam and Zoes both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Sam and Zoes's written reviews are positive against 64% of TabX's. Sam and Zoes also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). TabX's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (95 vs 4). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for TabX against 4.8 for Sam and Zoes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TabX has 95 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of TabX's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sam and Zoes's.
TabX ships an update every 8 days, Sam and Zoes every 22 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | TabX | Sam and Zoes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (95 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TabX App | SAM & ZOES INC. |
Customer experience
TabX
Sam and Zoes
In-app purchases
TabX
No in-app purchases
Sam and Zoes
No in-app purchases
